For all records I will try to keep them updated game to game. I haven’t found any other source that does this, including the NFL’s official website. Also note that for Peyton’s Career projections I’m assuming that he will play 18 seasons. I do this for two reasons, one because it’s a reasonable assumption; Johnny Unitas played 18 years and Brett Favre is in his 18th season, Marino played for 17, Montana for 16, Elway for 16, Warren Moon 17, Rich Gannong 17, Sammy Baugh 16, Steve Young 15, and heck Vinny Testaverde is in his 21st year and if you think that’s impressive, George Blanda played for 26 years! The second reason is simply that it makes for easy math.
Passing
Most Seasons Leading League:
6 Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949
Steve Young San Francisco, 1991-94, 1996-97 (his last season was 99)
4 Len Dawson, Dall. Texans; 1962; Kansas City, 1964, 1966, 1968
Roger Staubach, Dallas, 1971, 1973, 1978-79
Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1974-75, 1981-82
3 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004-2006 – on track for 6
3 Arnie Herber, Green Bay, 1932, 1934, 1936
Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles, 1950, 1952, 1954
Bart Starr, Green Bay, 1962, 1964, 1966
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League:
4 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1991-94
3 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2004-2006 – if he leads this year he’ll have 4
2 Cecil Isbell, Green Bay, 1941-42
Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960-61
Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1974-75, 1981-82
Roger Staubach, Dallas, 1978-79
Steve Young, San Francisco, 1996-97
Passer Rating
Highest Career Passer Rating (Minimum 1,500 attempts):
96.8 Steve Young, Tampa Bay, 1985-86; San Francisco, 1987-1999
94.6 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-2006
93.8 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1998-2003; N.Y. Giants, 2004; Arizona, 2005-06
Highest Passer Rating for a Season (qualifiers):
121.1 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004 – holds record
117.2 *tom brady, new england, 2007
112.8 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
112.4 Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1989
Completions
Most Seasons Leading League:
6 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-86, 1988, 1992, 1997
5 Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1947-48
4 George Blanda, Chi. Bears, 1953; Houston, 1963-65
Sonny Jurgensen, Philadelphia, 1961; Washington, 1966-67, 1969
2 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2000, 2003 – on track for 4
Most Passes Completed in a Career:
5,392 Brett Favre, Atlanta, 1991; Green Bay, 1992-2007; NY Jets, 2008-Current
4,967 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
4,123 John Elway, Denver, 1983-1998
3,498 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-2006 – on track for 6,262
Most Passes Completed in a Season:
418 Rich Gannon, Oakland, 2002
404 Warren Moon, Houston, 1991
400 Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994
398 *tom brady, new england, 2007
392 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2002 – Hey, It could happen
Most Passes Completed in a Rookie Season:
326 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998 – he absolutely destroyed this record
293 Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
274 Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993
Most Passes Completed in a Game:
45 Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, Nov. 13, 1994 (OT)
43 Rich Gannon, Oakland vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 15, 2002
42 Richard Todd, N.Y. Jets vs. San Francisco, Sept. 21, 1980
Vinny Testaverde, N.Y. Jets vs. Seattle, Dec. 6, 1998
37 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. Tennessee, Nov. 3, 2002 – maybe, doubtful, but maybe
Most Consecutive Passes Completed:
24 Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Giants (10), Nov. 28, 2004; vs. Green Bay (14), Dec. 5, 2004
22 Joe Montana, San Francisco vs. Cleveland (5), Nov. 29, 1987; vs. Green Bay (17), Dec. 6, 1987
Mark Brunell, Washington vs. Houston, Sept. 24, 2006
David Carr, Houston vs. Buffalo, Nov. 19, 2006
21 Rich Gannon, Oakland vs. Denver, Nov. 11, 2002
17 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. Cleveland, Sept. 25, 2005; at Tennessee, Oct. 2, 2005
Yards Gained
Most Seasons Leading League:
5 Sonny Jurgensen, Philadelphia, 1961-62; Washington, 1966-67, 1969
Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-86, 1988, 1992
4 Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1940, 1947-48
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1957, 1959-1960, 1963
Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1979-1982
3 Arnie Herber, Green Bay, 1932, 1934, 1936
Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears, 1943, 1945-46
John Brodie, San Francisco, 1965, 1968, 1970
John Hadl, San Diego, 1965, 1968, 1971
Joe Namath, N.Y. Jets, 1966-67, 1972
2 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2000, 2003 – on track for 4
Most Yards Gained in a Career:
61,849 Brett Favre, Atlanta, 1991; Green Bay, 1992-2006; NY Jets, 2008-Current
61,361 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
51,475 John Elway, Denver, 1983-1998
39,644 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-Current – on track for 75,172
Most Seasons 3,000 or More Passing Yards:
16 Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1992-2007
13 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-1992, 1994-95, 1997-98
12 John Elway, Denver, 1985-1991, 1993-97
10 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-2007 – on track for 18
Most Yards Gained in a Season:
5,084 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
4,830 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 2001
4,802 Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1981
4,557 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004 – sure, why not?
Most Yards Gained in a Rookie Season:
3,739 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998 – That’s amazing
2,931 Chris Weinke, Carolina, 2001
2,833 Rick Mirer, Seattle, 1993
Most Yards Gained in a Game:
554 Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles vs. N.Y. Yanks, Sept. 28, 1951
527 Warren Moon, Houston vs. Kansas City, Dec. 16, 1990
522 Boomer Esiason, Arizona vs. Washington, Nov. 10, 1996
472 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis vs. Kansas City, Oct. 31, 2004 – I was at this game
Most Games of 400 or More Yards Passing in a Career:
13 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
7 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-Current – on track for 14
7 Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1979-1990, 1992; Kansas City, 1993-94
Warren Moon, Houston, 1984-1993; Minnesota, 1994-96; Seattle, 1997-98; Kansas City, 1999-2000
6 Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1973-1987
Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1993-2001; Buffalo, 2002-04
Most Games of 300 or More Yards Passing in a Career:
63 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
51 Dan Fouts, San Diego, 1973-1987
49 Warren Moon, Houston, 1984-1993; Minnesota, 1994-96; Seattle, 1997-98; Kansas City, 1999-2000
43 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-Current – on track for 80
Average Gain (Yards Per Attempt)
Highest Average Gain in a Career (1,500 attempts):
8.63 Otto Graham, Cleveland, 1950-55 (1,565-13,499)
8.42 Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears, 1939-1950 (1,744-14,686)
8.21 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1998-2003; N.Y. Giants, 2004; Arizona, 2005-06 (2,508- 20,591)
7.68 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-Current (5,122-39,419) – probably not
Highest Average Gain in a Season (Qualifiers):
11.17 Tommy O’Connell, Cleveland, 1957 (110-1,229)
10.86 Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears, 1943 (202-2,194)
10.55 Otto Graham, Cleveland, 1953 (258-2,722)
9.17 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004 (497-4,557) – doubt it
Touchdowns
Most Seasons Leading League:
4 Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1957-1960
Len Dawson, Dall. Texans, 1962; Kansas City, 1963, 1965-66
Steve Young, San Francisco, 1992-94, 1998
Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1995-97, 2003
3 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2000, 2004, 2006 – on track for 6
3 Arnie Herber, Green Bay, 1932, 1934, 1936
Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears, 1943, 1945-46
Y.A. Tittle, San Francisco, 1955; N.Y. Giants, 1962-63
Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-86
2 By many players
Most Touchdown Passes in a Career:
444 Brett Favre, Atlanta, 1991; Green Bay, 1992-2007; NY Jets, 2008-Current
420 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
342 Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, 1961-66, 1972-78; N.Y. Giants, 1967-1971
307 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-Current – on track for 550
Most Touchdown Passes in a Season:
*50 *tom brady, new england, 2007 – had 81 more attempts than Peyton’s ’04 season.
49 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004 – didn’t play last game
48 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
44 Dan Marino, Miami, 1986
Most Touchdown Passes in a Rookie Season:
26 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998
22 Charlie Conerly, N.Y. Giants, 1948
20 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983
Most Games of Four or More Touchdown Passes in a Career:
21 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983-1999
19 Brett Favre, Atlanta, 1991; Green Bay, 1992-2007; NY Jets 2008-Current
17 Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1956-1972; San Diego, 1973
17 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-2006 – on track for 30
Most Games of Four or More Touchdown Passes in a Season:
6 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004 – tied with Marino
6 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
5 Dan Marino, Miami, 1986
Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1996
Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia, 2004
*tom brady, new england, 2007
4 George Blanda, Houston, 1961
Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles, 1980
Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
Randall Cunningham, Minnesota, 1998
Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota, 2004
Most Consecutive Games of Four or More Touchdown Passes:
5 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004 – record holder
4 Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
2 By many players
Most Consecutive Games with Touchdown Passes:
47 Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, 1956-1960
36 Brett Favre, Green Bay, 2002-2004
30 Dan Marino, Miami, 1985-87
27 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-99 – I doubt he’ll break it because they always pull him in the last game of the season if they’ve clenched home field in the playoffs.
Interceptions
Lowest Percentage of Passes Had Intercepted in a Career (1,500 attempts):
2.11 Neil O’Donnell, Pittsburgh, 1991-95; N.Y. Jets, 1996-97; Cincinnati, 1998; Tennessee, 1999-2003 (3,229-68)
2.21 Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia, 1999-2006 (3,259-72)
2.31 Mark Brunell, Green Bay, 1994; Jacksonville, 1995-2003; Washington, 2004-06 (4,594- 106)
2.81 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-Current (5,454-153) – He could do it
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